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Deism in Enlightenment England : theology, politics, and Newtonian public science / Jeffrey R. Wigelsworth.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Politics, culture, and society in early modern BritainPublication details: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 238 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781781703304
  • 1781703302
  • 1847793568
  • 9781847793560
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Deism in enlightenment England.DDC classification:
  • 211/.50942 22
LOC classification:
  • BL2765.G7
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction: the importance of deist theology -- The meaning of 1689: politics and theology, 1694 -1700 -- The issue of succession: politics and theology, 1701-09 -- Matter, motion, and Newtonian public science, 1695-1714 -- The spectre of High Church:politics and theology, 1709-19 -- Matter, motion, and Newtonian public science, 1720-41 -- The age of Walpole: politics and theology, 1720-41 -- Conclusion: radical no more.
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Summary: This complete study of English deists as a group argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. With extensive analysis of less known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chubb, and Thomas Morgan, it offers a broader assessment of what deism entitled in the 18th century.
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This complete study of English deists as a group argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. With extensive analysis of less known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chubb, and Thomas Morgan, it offers a broader assessment of what deism entitled in the 18th century.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the importance of deist theology -- The meaning of 1689: politics and theology, 1694 -1700 -- The issue of succession: politics and theology, 1701-09 -- Matter, motion, and Newtonian public science, 1695-1714 -- The spectre of High Church:politics and theology, 1709-19 -- Matter, motion, and Newtonian public science, 1720-41 -- The age of Walpole: politics and theology, 1720-41 -- Conclusion: radical no more.

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